Chapter 1
The birth of the box
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Chapter 2
Standardizing the world
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Chapter 3
Anatomy of a modern port
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Chapter 4
The global supply chain web
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Chapter 5
Life beyond the ship
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The shipping container
Ch 3 · Anatomy of a modern port
marc This simple steel box, It changed everything, Making global trade flow, From every shore it brings.
Fun Fact
Automated ports: At the automated port of Rotterdam, self-driving robotic vehicles transport containers day and night without a single human driver onboard.
Glossary
gantry crane (noun)
A large overhead crane mounted on a frame that can move along a set of tracks. Paceco constructed the first quayside model in 1959, which became the central pillar of modern shipping terminals.
A large overhead crane mounted on a frame that can move along a set of tracks. Paceco constructed the first quayside model in 1959, which became the central pillar of modern shipping terminals.
Quiz
What technology coordinates the precise stacking and placement of containers in a port yard?